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hagel says military action is not a feasible option. president obama for secretary of defense chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> but if the white house was thinking of nominating hagel because he was a republican, an independent, it would bring some bipartisan support to a second obama administration, over the weekend a very prominent independent voice offered their thoughts. have a listen. >> i would have some really serious questions to ask him. not just about israel, but to me, the most significant f a policy challenge for president obama and our country and the world in the next year or two is iran. and its nuclear weapons program. chuck hagel had had outlying votes on that. >> i don't think he'll get many republican votes. i like chuck, but his positions i didn't know all of them, are out of the mainstream and well to the left of the president. >> so this so-called hagel nomination that hasn't even happened yet, it's at least going to sit until well after the new year. no indication at this point of a nomination coming for
hagel says military action is not a feasible option. president obama for secretary of defense chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> but if the white house was thinking of nominating hagel because he was a republican, an independent, it would bring some bipartisan support to a second obama administration, over the weekend a very prominent independent voice offered their thoughts. have a listen. >> i would have some really serious questions to ask him. not just about israel, but...
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. >> with mary, i would say not to take any extreme actions, because we heard that boehner and president obama were meeting so we hope there will be a resolution by the end of the year, and when we do have that resolution, because we still don't know what the ramifications what the impact is going to be to that small business owner, so i would recommend a wait and see approach to see what happens with washington. eventually, moving forward, it is going to hit everybody, i can definitely sense some frustration from everybody on the screen today, we really hope that is resolution, hopefully washington is listening. >> okay, todd, everybody out there's been tweeting their questions to me. what's your question, if you want to go ahead and tweet, allisoncossack, todd is going to be sticking around to answer those questions. volution and switch to olay pro-x. get cleansing results as effective as a $200 system. guaranteed or your money back. olay pro-x. [ male announcer ] born from the elements. ♪ destined to take them over. the uconnect command center with sirius xm satellite radio in the n
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amend one of the controversial decisions, article six, which says that the president may take necessary actions to protect the goals of the revolution. it is seemingly a vague decision that says the president can do whatever he wants until the parliament is formed. and you will recall last night, the president said he is willing to postpone the referendum on the draft for the constitution, next saturday, december 15th. again, as we speak, there is a press conference going on, top political figures in egypt. announcing this meeting. could they make these announcements by the president official? will it be positively received by the opposition leaders? is there a sort of breakthrough to this impasse? we'll keep a close eye on the press conference. >> those are a lot of questions, and one i want answered now if you can. do you think this latest offer by morsy will be enough to end the protests? >> reporter: well, don, here is the thing, there is so much mistrust on both sides that even when the president made these apparent offers, last night, the day before. some members of the opposition are con
amend one of the controversial decisions, article six, which says that the president may take necessary actions to protect the goals of the revolution. it is seemingly a vague decision that says the president can do whatever he wants until the parliament is formed. and you will recall last night, the president said he is willing to postpone the referendum on the draft for the constitution, next saturday, december 15th. again, as we speak, there is a press conference going on, top political...
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the pentagon is secretly updating military strike options for president obama in the event he orders action. a senior u.s. official tells cnn a strike could be carried out with the ships and aircraft already stationed in the region. the planning is being driven by the latest intelligence which u.s. officials say shows sarin gas has been loaded into aerial bombs in at least two locations near airfields. syria seems to have crossed the line drawn by the president last august. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> reporter: this week that line seems to have shifted with warnings from the president, secretary of defense panetta, and others focusing on what happens if assad uses the weapons. >> see, these lines become sort of pink lines. you know, they're not drawn with, you know, a fine pencil. and they move around a little. >> reporter: military options for striking syria spell out the case for why an attack might be called for. u.s. officials say there are multiple reports, more than just satellite imagery, confirming the
the pentagon is secretly updating military strike options for president obama in the event he orders action. a senior u.s. official tells cnn a strike could be carried out with the ships and aircraft already stationed in the region. the planning is being driven by the latest intelligence which u.s. officials say shows sarin gas has been loaded into aerial bombs in at least two locations near airfields. syria seems to have crossed the line drawn by the president last august. >> a red line...
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he had this response to call for more legislative action on gun control. >> they want to focus on the debate on new laws and new prohibitions and i'm saying that is the wrong debate. that is their solution. i believe a better solution is school safety initiatives. one of those options being an armed presence that we have in one-third of the schools. >> seems pretty likely they are going to oppose any legislative agenda, that looks like stricter gun laws. what are the chances of congress actually passing anything new in gun legislation? >> my guess is they will eventually pass something but anyone looking for quick action doesn't understand the dynamics of the gun debate remain basically the same. i do think there has been movement toward more gun restriction. gallup did a poll recently and asked how effective they thought certain approaches would be. over 50%, 53% said increasing security at schools and at the bottom of the list, under 50%, more restrictive gun control t is not, at this moment, a certainty that gun control will pass. it might pass as part of a who will lick thing. aga
he had this response to call for more legislative action on gun control. >> they want to focus on the debate on new laws and new prohibitions and i'm saying that is the wrong debate. that is their solution. i believe a better solution is school safety initiatives. one of those options being an armed presence that we have in one-third of the schools. >> seems pretty likely they are going to oppose any legislative agenda, that looks like stricter gun laws. what are the chances of...
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. >>> the other big story is the action or inaction on capitol hill. if lawmakers do not reach a fiscal cliff agreement, you could see your taxes sky rocket and deep spending cuts kick in. major sticking points, spending cuts, entitlements and tax increases. house republicans have ended their meetings for the night. we'll find out tomorrow whether they've made any progress in their talks. any deal would have to get enough votes to pass the senate and the house. president obama says sandy hook school shooting was the worst day of his presidency. americans will have to explore their own feelings when his gun law reform proposals come out next year. >> the question then becomes, whether we are actually shook up enough by what happened here, that it does not just become another one of these routine episodes where it gets a lot of attention for a couple weeks and then it drifts away. it certainly won't feel like that to me. >> the president says the law he's pushing will address assault style rifles, high capacity magazines and background checks. >>> the fi
. >>> the other big story is the action or inaction on capitol hill. if lawmakers do not reach a fiscal cliff agreement, you could see your taxes sky rocket and deep spending cuts kick in. major sticking points, spending cuts, entitlements and tax increases. house republicans have ended their meetings for the night. we'll find out tomorrow whether they've made any progress in their talks. any deal would have to get enough votes to pass the senate and the house. president obama says...
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it is an unprecedented action. it seems by the federal government at the time to pult into context how the response can be from the government to try to incorporate some kind of gun initiative, perhaps education initiative, mental health initiative. we're waiting to get the details. as we await the president and vice president, i turn the baton over to my colleague suzanne malveaux with the newsroom. suzanne. >> thank you, ashleigh. this put guns back on the national agenda, and today we're getting a two-minute warning. that means the president will arrive very shortly in the press briefing room to explain, to talk about his role and the government's role. he was moved by what he saw in connecticut, and he says that he wanted to make this a priority in his administration. so we're waiting for those remarks. we want to bring in wolf blitzer to talk about this. we know there are some things that the president can do and other things he cannot do. he clearly has it to work with congress if he's going to move forward o
it is an unprecedented action. it seems by the federal government at the time to pult into context how the response can be from the government to try to incorporate some kind of gun initiative, perhaps education initiative, mental health initiative. we're waiting to get the details. as we await the president and vice president, i turn the baton over to my colleague suzanne malveaux with the newsroom. suzanne. >> thank you, ashleigh. this put guns back on the national agenda, and today...
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i demoed the gloves with a rep and take a look at how they work in action. >> in the thumb you've got a speaker and in the pinkie you have a microphone. so you can make the you can make the classical me gesture and talk on the phone that way. >> i hear your voice coming from my thumb right now. crazy stuff, don. very interesting. i could hear his voice in my thumb. it was inspector gadgeting. they don't look cool but you will get a lot of looks on the street like this. >> for us children of the '80s, i'm really a child of the '70s. we are bringing the arcade to your pocket. what's this one? >> i'm a baby of the '80s. think about going to the arcade and playing games. there is something called icade. you can put your iphone in adevice and use the joy stick to play the games. they have it for the i pad, too. they are flying off the shelves. they are $15 on think geek.com. definitely a throwback to the past. >> it's tiny. it's like the phone in zoolander. >> i know. people love playing pac-man. i play on it. i forgot how good i was at pac-man actually. >> i have my old -- i think it's th
i demoed the gloves with a rep and take a look at how they work in action. >> in the thumb you've got a speaker and in the pinkie you have a microphone. so you can make the you can make the classical me gesture and talk on the phone that way. >> i hear your voice coming from my thumb right now. crazy stuff, don. very interesting. i could hear his voice in my thumb. it was inspector gadgeting. they don't look cool but you will get a lot of looks on the street like this. >> for...
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that's a class action settlement amount. they agreed to pay to about 100,000 businesses and individuals for the biggest oil spill in american history. a federal judge formlized the settlement yesterday. a lot of gulf coast residents opted out of the class action suit and are pursuing lawsuits of their own. >>> a former marine who spent more than four months in a mexican prison is free today, and heading home to florida. jon hammar was locked up in august on weapons charges. his family says he was physically abused in custody, threatened and chained to a bed and never saw a judge. u.s. lawmakers and diplomats got involved on hammar's behalf and convinced mexican authorities to release him. >>> the last victims of the connecticut mass shooting are being laid to rest. funerals for three little girls were held today, but as families said their final goodness, the debate over gun control heating up. on friday, the national rifle association weighed in, making it clear that the organization would not budge an inch on gun control.
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dan, the president vowed action, but he offered no specifics. what kind of reforms could he push for? >> reporter: well, i think, as some people have pointed out, maybe during that service wasn't the time for the president to be laying out any specifics, but a couple of things we could see the president do, first of all, there's the assault weapons ban which expired in 2004. that had been in place for ten years. the president during the 2008 campaign said he supported it, but there was no real movement in that area. in fact, the brady center to prevent gun violence said after the president's first year in office was a, quote, abject failure when it comes to this issue. we could see the president put more pressure on lawmakers to reinstate that assault weapons ban. perhaps the president could also focus on strengthening mental health laws that would prevent those with difficult mental health issues from getting these dangerous weapons and then carrying out these mass shootings. those are some of the areas where we could see the president push. bu
dan, the president vowed action, but he offered no specifics. what kind of reforms could he push for? >> reporter: well, i think, as some people have pointed out, maybe during that service wasn't the time for the president to be laying out any specifics, but a couple of things we could see the president do, first of all, there's the assault weapons ban which expired in 2004. that had been in place for ten years. the president during the 2008 campaign said he supported it, but there was no...
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in the coming days, jovan belcher's actions and possible connection to football will be analyzed. who knows but here is what i believe. if jovan belcher did not possess a gun he and kasandra perkins would both be alive today. >> some critics saying costas picked the wrong time and place and others blast him for trying to take away their second amendment rights. now the blogs are light iing up with calls for him to be fired. quote, nbc should show bob costas the door. then there's this facebook page. fire bob costas for his unamerican comments on gun control. hln sports reporter joe carter is here to talk about all of this. what did he say in his own defense? >> i found several fire bob costas facebook pages with lots of likes. he went on the shows yesterday morning and defended himself and said that he did admit he made a mistake, that he used wrong forum to take on such a heavy-handed topic, that he should have listened to his own rule which is when you take on a topic as politically charged as gun control, leave yourself enough time to fully flush out that topic. and as we know
in the coming days, jovan belcher's actions and possible connection to football will be analyzed. who knows but here is what i believe. if jovan belcher did not possess a gun he and kasandra perkins would both be alive today. >> some critics saying costas picked the wrong time and place and others blast him for trying to take away their second amendment rights. now the blogs are light iing up with calls for him to be fired. quote, nbc should show bob costas the door. then there's this...
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>> reporter: i believe, he's going to urge action, suzanne, and call on both parties to pass this. as you know and as dana bash reported from capitol hill, there are democrats who have expressed concern about the agreement or the emerging deal. it's not done yet. and there is obviously going to be republican resistance, but you know, he will call on both sides to do something. i point out that while 450,000 for a household is a concession by democrats, the democrats are getting something a lot in this deal as well. it's a return to the clinton rates for the highest income earners. it's an extension of unemployment benefits. there is an increase in the estate it tax, even though there's a compromise in it that will include the increase in the estate tax. if the deal goes through, it keeps middle class tax rates for 98% of the americans exactly where they are. we would avoid the largest part of going over the fiscal cliff that hits regular americans every day not to mention the fact it would signal to the nation that washington can get something done as we count down to new year's ev
>> reporter: i believe, he's going to urge action, suzanne, and call on both parties to pass this. as you know and as dana bash reported from capitol hill, there are democrats who have expressed concern about the agreement or the emerging deal. it's not done yet. and there is obviously going to be republican resistance, but you know, he will call on both sides to do something. i point out that while 450,000 for a household is a concession by democrats, the democrats are getting something...
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we will act and act in a way that is designed even if he said we can only save one life, we to take action. there a number of things you know because we have spoken with you all and we have a relationship over the past four years. there things we can immediately do. we are going to need your help. we see no reason why not. it passed the senate and the house and we were convinced to put it back in the bill. we worked from bullets to the type of weapons that shoot people off the street and a whole lot else. that's what i want to talk about today. want to hear your views. we will need your advocacy and the law enforcement organizations. with that i like to invite the press out of the room. we will have a frank discussion and as these women and men in uniform are around here, we are never not frank with one another. i'm anxious to get to a discussion. >> the vice president and the task force. you can see members of the cabinet representing homeland security and law enforcement officials gathered with him. he has about a month or so to present with the president plans and moving forward when it
we will act and act in a way that is designed even if he said we can only save one life, we to take action. there a number of things you know because we have spoken with you all and we have a relationship over the past four years. there things we can immediately do. we are going to need your help. we see no reason why not. it passed the senate and the house and we were convinced to put it back in the bill. we worked from bullets to the type of weapons that shoot people off the street and a...
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that's his sort of most effective tool at this point is lobbying the american people for action. the white house said the president has been very clear and they argue with his position and he was clear and laid out what he wanted last week. the briefing room repeated it on friday and now it's time for congress to act. they say there is still enough time if everybody gets on the same page. we will see if he brings them over here to get them on the same page in the next couple of days, don. >> you guys will be busy for quite sometime now. thank you, dana. thank you, jessica. appreciate it. >> from the storm brewing in washington, we talk about the east coast and other storms getting snow and sleet. winter storms blast the area from maryland to maine. more than a foot of snow is expected in some areas before it's all over. here's what it looks like today. portland, maine as road clearings began. it's part of a system that was born in the deep south and strong winds before pummelling the midwest as well. check out this tornado caught on camera at a walgreens store in mobile, alabama.
that's his sort of most effective tool at this point is lobbying the american people for action. the white house said the president has been very clear and they argue with his position and he was clear and laid out what he wanted last week. the briefing room repeated it on friday and now it's time for congress to act. they say there is still enough time if everybody gets on the same page. we will see if he brings them over here to get them on the same page in the next couple of days, don....
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plus this. >>> oh, you're watching bulletproof backpacks in action. you heard that right. one company says sales are up 500% and now they're releasing more bullet proof products to keep your kids safe. >>> and now chance these seat mates will ever talk your ear off. these are potatoes. >>> boeing doing a bit of tuber testing on the onboard wi-fi. not kidding. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning, thank you so much for being with us. i'm carol costello. if your holiday plans include traveling through the heart of the country, buckle up, it's going to get rough. blizzard warnings blanketing much of the central united states from colorado to wisconsin. the massive storm has already dumped more than a foot of snow in the rockies, and for the eastern half of the country, be warned, it is heading your way. in des moines, iowa, winds hit speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, airport there already reporting nearly a foot of snow in omaha, nebraska, blizzard-like conditions overnight made driving there nearly impossible. i-80 was closed yesterday in central nebraska. that's a 150-m
plus this. >>> oh, you're watching bulletproof backpacks in action. you heard that right. one company says sales are up 500% and now they're releasing more bullet proof products to keep your kids safe. >>> and now chance these seat mates will ever talk your ear off. these are potatoes. >>> boeing doing a bit of tuber testing on the onboard wi-fi. not kidding. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning, thank you so much for being with us. i'm carol...
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. $1.1 billion toyota agrees to settle a class action lawsuit over unintended acceleration and also installed new safety features and a shark tank in a shopping mall explodes, sending sharks flying everywhere and shoppers running for their lives. newsroom starts now. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. jobless claims fall to a four-year low. alison kosik joins us from the new york stock exchange to tell us more. >> this winds up being a big improvement for jobless claims number falling 12,000 last week to 350,000, and what that means is that the level now is close to the lowest level since the early part of the recession, so it really shows these layoffs are slowing. something interesting has been happening in the past several weeks. the claims numbers have spiked, and then have slowly been settling down and that was mostly because of superstorm sandy. so today with the level at this more palatable sort of level at 350,000 the big question is will today be just a blip or will this be the beginning of a trend, and that's what you really want to see. you want to see the level of layoffs conti
. $1.1 billion toyota agrees to settle a class action lawsuit over unintended acceleration and also installed new safety features and a shark tank in a shopping mall explodes, sending sharks flying everywhere and shoppers running for their lives. newsroom starts now. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. jobless claims fall to a four-year low. alison kosik joins us from the new york stock exchange to tell us more. >> this winds up being a big improvement for jobless claims number...
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police say sergio kavaa supported the actions of the school shooter. the 18-year-old now faces felony charges of criminal threats. >>> we're learning new details about the man police say shot and killed two people in an oregon mall before killing himself. jacob roberts' roommate told investigators the gunman acted weird and started talking about moving and seg his possessions and the day before the shooting roberts told a friend he needed to get out of town and needed a gun. the next day both roberts and a rifle were missing. >>> a new satellite launched by north korea is dead and gone according to a u.s. astrophysicist who says the satellite is no longer giving off any signal. the u.s. and other countries believe the satellite launch was the test of a ballistic missile. >>> if you're praying for lower gas price this is holiday season you may get your answer. according to aaa, gas prices have been falling every day for four weeks. the price is three cents away from the lowest mark in two years. right now prices average $3.24 a gallon. >>> gun control,
police say sergio kavaa supported the actions of the school shooter. the 18-year-old now faces felony charges of criminal threats. >>> we're learning new details about the man police say shot and killed two people in an oregon mall before killing himself. jacob roberts' roommate told investigators the gunman acted weird and started talking about moving and seg his possessions and the day before the shooting roberts told a friend he needed to get out of town and needed a gun. the next...
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i think best course of action here is to employ prosecutorial discretion. at that macro level. and let the states do what they will. >> reporter: and just why would the obama administration balk at enforcing federal laws that have been on the books for decades. there is the political consideration. >> here you've got two states that went for president obama, colorado was a swing state. the people of those states have spoken and for the federal government now to come in and say, we want to quash your popular mandate, there are political risks to doing that. >> reporter: there is also some precedent from medical marijuana, which is already legal in 18 states and the district of columbia. but don't think that even medical marijuana is exempt from possible department of justice scrutiny. a case decided by the supreme court during the bush administration says the feds can go after that too. president obama also said earlier this year that we're not going to be legalizing weed anytime soon. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> joe, thank you very much. >>> egypt's president is trying to di
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can't hurt as far as maybe getting them in gear to take some action. carol? >> i'll pray at midnight mass and christmas eve. alison kosik thanks of so. >>> still ahead in "the newsr m newsroom" interstates closed by massive pile-ups, thousands without power. the cleaning up begins all across the country. bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantasy? who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is di
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there was no disciplinary action taken. we mentioned the resignations coming down today, but do you think someone very, very high up there should be held accountable and how high should the blame go? >> well, look, three individuals, one of whom i know very, very well resigned today because they share -- they feel they are partially responsible for what happened here. the real issue is what do we continue to do to make, you know, our diplomats work as safe as it can be, understanding we can't put all of our diplomats behind barriers or fortresses because then they can't do the diplomacy that ultimately serves u.s. interests. brooke, you have to remember here, 20 years ago, we were bombing libya. i'm sorry, 25 years gee. 24 years ago libya took down at this very time of year pan am 103. these diplomats were in libya helping to build a new libya that is going to be a constructive player. we won't know for about a dozen years whether their sacrifice, horrible as it is, gets the kind of return that we hope for, but this was imp
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you are not aware your actions are wrong. i think that's a very important distinction. i am just not hearing that. mental illness does not equate to not knowing what you're doing and being responsible for what you're doing. >> thanks for sticking around. we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> all right. let's get back to our breaking news, the death of the former supreme court nominee robert bork. jeffrey toobin is on the phone now. share memories of robert bork with us, jeffrey. >> he was really an epic figure in american law. he is one of the intellectual godfathers of the conservative movement in this country. the originalism, the idea that the constitution should be interpreted as the framers of the constitution wrote it in the late 18th century, that was really an idea that robert bork popularized and anton and scalia and clarence thomas really followed on his example. his nomination to the supreme court in 1987 was one of the great constitutional dramas of our time. joseph biden was the ch
you are not aware your actions are wrong. i think that's a very important distinction. i am just not hearing that. mental illness does not equate to not knowing what you're doing and being responsible for what you're doing. >> thanks for sticking around. we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> all right. let's get back to our breaking news, the death of the former supreme court nominee robert bork. jeffrey toobin is on the phone now. share...
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what about action? what are senators saying about actual action on the hill? >> reporter: well, you know this, john, you've been covering politics for years as well, that part of the -- really the main reason we have not seen any action on gun control is because democrats pulled back big time from pushing this issue because they really got crushed politically, red states, from the presidential level, on down. so they just thought it was bad politics. but it does seem that this time, because of the nature of this shooting, because we're talking about small children, there is a different feeling, a different atmosphere here. joe manchin, democratic senator who is an -- he said he thinks there should be stricter gun laws. why do you think this moment may be different? >> because i think it is a logical continuum. if there should be a safe place in america, it is an elementary school. and here in this elementary school, look what happened. 6-year-olds with 3 to 11 bullets from this bushmaster in their body, 20 of them. is this america? i don't think so. and i thin
what about action? what are senators saying about actual action on the hill? >> reporter: well, you know this, john, you've been covering politics for years as well, that part of the -- really the main reason we have not seen any action on gun control is because democrats pulled back big time from pushing this issue because they really got crushed politically, red states, from the presidential level, on down. so they just thought it was bad politics. but it does seem that this time,...
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deadline for action just hours away. >>> my new year's message to washington is that this entire fiscal cliff problem isn't just an isolated incident. it's representative of how partisanship and polarization have taken over congress. tyeah, its the galaxy note ii.re great. you can do two things at the same time. you can watch videos and text. or you could watch the earnings report and take notes, like we're supposed to. so... can i get it? yeah. okay either of you put together the earnings report yet? yes, me totally. what? why don't you tackle the next quarter. you eat yet? polynesian? pu pu platter? yup! keep up the good work. i will keep up the good work. do more with the new samsung galaxy note ii. ( ♪ ) for those nights when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the days when you get a sudden call from the school, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. when you have children's motrin on hand, you're ready. for high fever, nothing works faster or lasts longer than children's motrin. be ready with children's motrin. >>> ch
deadline for action just hours away. >>> my new year's message to washington is that this entire fiscal cliff problem isn't just an isolated incident. it's representative of how partisanship and polarization have taken over congress. tyeah, its the galaxy note ii.re great. you can do two things at the same time. you can watch videos and text. or you could watch the earnings report and take notes, like we're supposed to. so... can i get it? yeah. okay either of you put together the...
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the president has been missing in action on this. i think the president wants to take us over the fiscal cliff. >> you will vote for speaker boehner? >> i don't see any reason not to at this point. >> congressman paul brown, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thanks, brooke. god bless you. >> thank you. until recently blockbuster movies have been created in hollywood, but the industry is taking on a more southern style and moving away from tinseltown. we will take a look at why. >> per atlanta, georgia. there is reason to believe it is looking that way. georgia made 3.1 billion in and film production this year alone. some of your favorite shows shot in 50 georgia counties. big question. why georgia? we went to a set here in atlanta to find out. >> when it kim to this movie, john travolta and robert deniro, they had a choice to make and hollywood was not the 0. >> they found a deep and experienced crew base and had to bring very, very few people to the atlanta area to built our crew. >> they were not the first to pack up and head ea
the president has been missing in action on this. i think the president wants to take us over the fiscal cliff. >> you will vote for speaker boehner? >> i don't see any reason not to at this point. >> congressman paul brown, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thanks, brooke. god bless you. >> thank you. until recently blockbuster movies have been created in hollywood, but the industry is taking on a more southern style and moving away from tinseltown. we will...
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. >>> toyota has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit over sudden acceleration issues. so about 16 million issues are going to be covered by the settlement. the model years range from 1998 to 2010. under the p, toyota is going to install a brake override system. it's going to set up a fond to compensate owners for their reduced value due to all the bad publicity, and president obama is going to have another cabinet position to fill. we have learned today that the epa administrator lisa jackson will step down after the president's "state of the union" speech in january. had a chance to talk with jackson last month about her role in the department and how she sees her future. >> and if you ask the average american, stripping the politics away, are you for it, what does it mean to live in america, they'll say i have clean water, clean air to drink and i have a right to go to the community. >> you still have folks like newt gingrich who says the epa, get rid of the epa. these are job creators, regulators, how do you confront republicans like newt gingrich who put th
. >>> toyota has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit over sudden acceleration issues. so about 16 million issues are going to be covered by the settlement. the model years range from 1998 to 2010. under the p, toyota is going to install a brake override system. it's going to set up a fond to compensate owners for their reduced value due to all the bad publicity, and president obama is going to have another cabinet position to fill. we have learned today that the...
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. >> still, no official word as far as what actions the president may be taking here. but we know the president met monday with top aides, multiple cabinet members including the education secretary and the attorney general. now, there is a company, don, i want you to talk about here, that apparently makes this rifle, this bushmaster rifle, it is owned by a private investment group. what is the story here? >> well, brooke, the private investment group is called serbrus. they said they're going to sell that weapons company. but now the california teachers retirement system is a big investor in that fund and making them an indirect investor in the maker of bushmaster rifles. you can imagine there is a bit of an issue here. i want to go to don primac of fortune. he broke this story. dan, how did this -- the california teachers union become involved in this sort of investment thing with a company that makes bushmaster rifle? >> the california teachers pension, the largest pension for public school teachers in america, it invests a lot in private equity funds that do everyth
. >> still, no official word as far as what actions the president may be taking here. but we know the president met monday with top aides, multiple cabinet members including the education secretary and the attorney general. now, there is a company, don, i want you to talk about here, that apparently makes this rifle, this bushmaster rifle, it is owned by a private investment group. what is the story here? >> well, brooke, the private investment group is called serbrus. they said...
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. >> the storm had been building over days and philippines officials took action. michellely evacuating more than 60,000 to shelters and those numbers have since grown. families huddled together. not much space, though there is food, and for some needed sleep. not all heeded the call to evacuate. this woman's mother died in the storm. we didn't think the winds would get that strong. the floods were rushing towards us. we didn't imagine it would turn out that way, so we didn't come here to evacuate, she says. over the next few days relief workers will be searching remote areas for survivors. more death and damage likely to emerge. some here are slowly returning to their homes to clear the mud and the water. others will have to wait in shelters for aid and for rebuilding. still, fortunate to have survived the super typhoon. liz, cnn, philippines. >>> the world's oldest woman has died in a small georgia town. hear her secret to longevity. >>> welcome back to newsroom international. justin bieber might have some fresh competition coming from finland. take a look at thi
. >> the storm had been building over days and philippines officials took action. michellely evacuating more than 60,000 to shelters and those numbers have since grown. families huddled together. not much space, though there is food, and for some needed sleep. not all heeded the call to evacuate. this woman's mother died in the storm. we didn't think the winds would get that strong. the floods were rushing towards us. we didn't imagine it would turn out that way, so we didn't come here to...
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hear the coach who is begging for answers and action. >> i'm going to walk up stairs and into the two pink rooms. with a 5-year-old and a 4-year-old laying in the pink room with a bunch of teddy bears in the room and give them the biggest hug and the biggest kiss i have ever given them. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywhere, filling the air ♪ [ female announcer ] chex party mix. easy 15-minute homemade recipes you just pop in a microwave. like caramel chocolate drizzles. happier holidays. chex party mix. happier holidays. it's hard to see opportunity in today's challenging environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make
hear the coach who is begging for answers and action. >> i'm going to walk up stairs and into the two pink rooms. with a 5-year-old and a 4-year-old laying in the pink room with a bunch of teddy bears in the room and give them the biggest hug and the biggest kiss i have ever given them. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two...
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seeing some of the action today. it's been brutal weather, at least this week for the people in the midwest, the south and along the east coast, which is almost everybody and the west coast is going to share in this, too. bonnie schneider will have more on which areas can expect the most snow this weekend at the half hour. >>> moving on, internationally now, in india, the young woman gang raped on a new delhi bus has died. she died peacefully in the singapore hospital where she was being treated. authorities plan to add murder charges against the six suspects under arrest in that rape. we have details from new delhi. >> her identity is a secret. but the indian public has given her a name, brave heart. and thousands of people across the country are taking to the streets to mark this courageous young girl's death. >> we are speechless about what happened with the girl. >> reporter: her brutal gang rape on december 16th has shaken india and triggered an unprecedented outpouring of grief and anger. anger at the system pr
seeing some of the action today. it's been brutal weather, at least this week for the people in the midwest, the south and along the east coast, which is almost everybody and the west coast is going to share in this, too. bonnie schneider will have more on which areas can expect the most snow this weekend at the half hour. >>> moving on, internationally now, in india, the young woman gang raped on a new delhi bus has died. she died peacefully in the singapore hospital where she was...
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and when i say action, even that is a question mark. whether there will be action. i was talking to a democratic source who said right now what they had to figure out, victor, is whether or not harry reid working with the white house on this can get enough votes from republicans to cross party lines for even a scaled back measure, which the president laid out in general on friday, would just be to keep americans' taxes where they are for those making $250,000 or less. and to do a couple of other things, unemployment benefits, maybe, maybe extend the estate tax cut, which is -- which is also going to run out, but, again, they're not even -- the senator won't even consider doing this, i'm told, unless he's sure they'll get through the senate and the house because politically they don't think there is any reason for congress to take votes that are just going to fail. also, they that i it will be bad for the markets, even worse for the markets to have failed votes and then go off the fiscal cliff. >> so the idea that john boehner is even having this conference call, dis
and when i say action, even that is a question mark. whether there will be action. i was talking to a democratic source who said right now what they had to figure out, victor, is whether or not harry reid working with the white house on this can get enough votes from republicans to cross party lines for even a scaled back measure, which the president laid out in general on friday, would just be to keep americans' taxes where they are for those making $250,000 or less. and to do a couple of...
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action on the ground, action that could mean american involvement. we've got more details in a live report in just a minute. >>> but also, russia's president formally saying no to americans who want to adopt russian children. it is a heartbreaking development for hundreds of americans who are trying to adopt children from russian orphana orphanages. that is happening right now. president vladimir putin signed the adoption ban today. sadly, more than 50 americans who were in the final stages of adopting russian children, they are not going to be able to. and while those families certainly hoping that they're going to allow these adoptions to go through, the country's child rights commissioner says that those kids are going to stay in russia. so why are the russians doing this? the ban is considered a payback of sorts for an american law that was passed two weeks ago. that law puts financial restrictions on russians accused of human rights violations, bans them from also traveling to the united states. i want to bring in our matthew chance from london.
action on the ground, action that could mean american involvement. we've got more details in a live report in just a minute. >>> but also, russia's president formally saying no to americans who want to adopt russian children. it is a heartbreaking development for hundreds of americans who are trying to adopt children from russian orphana orphanages. that is happening right now. president vladimir putin signed the adoption ban today. sadly, more than 50 americans who were in the final...
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>> all i can see is wiley coyote in this action box. you don't want to be moving this around with tractor trailers and forklifts. you have to check because some of these boxes are leaking too. >> incredible. >> a complete disregard for the people there, and the workers at this building. that's what the ntsb people there are saying about the -- they're saying about what they're seeing here, how these are just packed outside and not where they're supposed to be. >> okay. not a job i would want. >> no. >> we wish them well doing this. chad myers, thank you so much. you probably heard the news, big news across the pond today, the excitement, you know what i'm talking about. excitement grows as word has spread that the royals, william and catherine, are having a baby. yes, it's true. it is official today. so what does the baby mean for the royal line of succession? those details are ahead. >>> first, back here at home, check of the big board for you, an hour and a half away from the closing bell. the dow, a bit flat, down just about 40 point
>> all i can see is wiley coyote in this action box. you don't want to be moving this around with tractor trailers and forklifts. you have to check because some of these boxes are leaking too. >> incredible. >> a complete disregard for the people there, and the workers at this building. that's what the ntsb people there are saying about the -- they're saying about what they're seeing here, how these are just packed outside and not where they're supposed to be. >> okay....
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and until you see them make changes you're probably not going see any meaningful action and we should also point out, and ratings on the game title so parents have a sense of how violent and nonviolent the games have to be, but maybe you're seeing the evolution in public opinion, but kind remains to be seen. coming up, dr. sanjay gupta, he'll take a look at the mental health angle of the story. wait till your kids move back home after college. we were going through so much of the bargain detergent. and the clothes didn't look as good. but since we switched to tide we use much less. an amazing clean for all three of our full-grown dependent bundles of joy. that's my tide, what's yours? plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>> the national coverage of the newtown shooting, several residents have said the shooter adam lanza had asbe berger's syndrome. sanjay gupta takes a look at the fact and the fiction behind this misunderstoo
and until you see them make changes you're probably not going see any meaningful action and we should also point out, and ratings on the game title so parents have a sense of how violent and nonviolent the games have to be, but maybe you're seeing the evolution in public opinion, but kind remains to be seen. coming up, dr. sanjay gupta, he'll take a look at the mental health angle of the story. wait till your kids move back home after college. we were going through so much of the bargain...
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until further notice officers shall not take any enforcement action, other than to issue a verbal warning, for a violation of initiative 502. miguel marquez is in seattle. you were there at midnight for the big party, when the law went into effect. what was it like? >> reporter: well, it was a lot of pot being smoked. i think i must have a contact high from all of that. it was one of many, many parties across the state last night as proponents of this law celebrate the first time that pot is legal here. it's the first step in a very long process. ♪ because i got high >> reporter: the moment recreational pot, anything less than an ounce no longer illegal in washington state. >> it's amazing. i'm not a criminal anymore. i can't go to jail for small amounts of marijuana. it's -- i'm free to be free. >> reporter: several dozen hard core smokers showed up here to the base of the space needle, symbol of the city and of the state to light up at the stroke of midnight. and while the new law does not allow smoking in public places, seattle police and police departments across the state are turni
until further notice officers shall not take any enforcement action, other than to issue a verbal warning, for a violation of initiative 502. miguel marquez is in seattle. you were there at midnight for the big party, when the law went into effect. what was it like? >> reporter: well, it was a lot of pot being smoked. i think i must have a contact high from all of that. it was one of many, many parties across the state last night as proponents of this law celebrate the first time that pot...
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generally speaking, the fed's actions mean that it is easier and cheaper to borrow money. the aim is that money will be bore rorowed for large investme personal and private and create value for the economy, especially jobs. the fed tied its unusual and aggressive action to the unemployment rate by the way, saying it will do what needs to be done until employment is below 6.5%. the fed does its own projections about the economy and is not as bullish as i am. cheap and easy money sounds good, but it is what got us into the financial pickle in the first place. also a practical problem associated with printing lots of money. it has a tendency to devalue the money that is already out there. that's inflation. when the same amount of the same thing costs more money. fed says it will keep a close eye on inflation, but says it has it under control for now. we'll have to watch closely for that. okay. now on to the money menu, the list of opponents to raising taxes on the rich is getting smaller. and obama administration official tells cnn that the business round table, a lobby group
generally speaking, the fed's actions mean that it is easier and cheaper to borrow money. the aim is that money will be bore rorowed for large investme personal and private and create value for the economy, especially jobs. the fed tied its unusual and aggressive action to the unemployment rate by the way, saying it will do what needs to be done until employment is below 6.5%. the fed does its own projections about the economy and is not as bullish as i am. cheap and easy money sounds good, but...
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films also the longest lasting and in the span of 50 years they've done 24 films staring seven dashing action heroes followed by "pirates of the caribbean" and "batman" in fifth place. even though "harry potter" is the highest grossing franchise, "lord of the rings" is a serious contender. new films on the way. the franchise ranks ninth, earnings of almost $3 billion but "the hobbit" three-part series which hits theaters today has the potential to make "lorld of the rings" one of the most lucrative franchises of all-time and i certainly know they're going to do huge box office, it will be an easy win for number one this weekend, don. >> goodness gracious, we are in the wrong business. my goodness. thank you, a.j. >>> next hour, a.j. has the story of a man caught trying to break into taylor swift's home and he was armed with a knife. checking our top stories right now the deejays who pranked the hospital where prince william's pregnant wife was staying saying they are not getting death threats so the deejays and ten station executives have hired bodyguards and some reports say the deejays have
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so she's always ready to take action, no matter how wily... or weird... or wonderfully the market's behaving... which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> good morning, i'm ted rowlands in for coral costello. we're a couple of minutes away from the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. u.s. stock futures are up slightly. investors are keeping a close watch on fiscal negotiations and the outcome of the federal reserve's two-day meetings. executives from coca-cola are ringing the opening bell. >>> in new york nayeem davis charged with the murder of a man he allegedly pushed onto the subway tracks is expected back in court this hour. the man on the track died after being hit by a subway train. >>> a federal judge says north carolina's choose life license plates are unconstitutional because the state does not offer plates with a different viewpoint. lawmaker who sponsored a bill for the new plates reportedly plans to push for an appeal of the judge's ruling. >>> we're keeping a close tab on michigan this morning, and th
so she's always ready to take action, no matter how wily... or weird... or wonderfully the market's behaving... which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> good morning, i'm ted rowlands in for coral costello. we're a couple of minutes away from the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. u.s. stock futures are up slightly. investors are keeping a close watch on fiscal negotiations and the outcome of the federal reserve's two-day meetings....
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he said "i have brought this to the attention of many people and no action has been taken to address it." don? >> so don't leave me hanging. what is fedex saying about this? how are they responding? >> fedex is saying the documents they don't tell the entire story, they'll continue to defend the allegations. fedex also noting that customers who have billing issues can get refunds online or call the company. something tells me e-mails aren't going to be enough. plaintiffs will need proof they were overcharged. we'll keep following this and see how all of it plays out. >> appreciate it,alson kosik at the new york stock exchange this morning. >>> nfl hall of famer dick butkus not on the gridiron but capitol hill. >> it's time to send a clear message that performance-enhancing drugs have no place in sports, especially the nfl. >> while the league and the union battle over drug testing, a growing concern about how this issue affects younger athletes trying to gain an edge. from the best players in history to the number 1 club in the world. the potential of manchester united unlocked. nyse
he said "i have brought this to the attention of many people and no action has been taken to address it." don? >> so don't leave me hanging. what is fedex saying about this? how are they responding? >> fedex is saying the documents they don't tell the entire story, they'll continue to defend the allegations. fedex also noting that customers who have billing issues can get refunds online or call the company. something tells me e-mails aren't going to be enough. plaintiffs...
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and the house has said it has to get through there before any action happens on the house side. and senate minority leader mcconnell, the republican, who has been an enormously effective dealmaker is the one who helped forge the debt ceiling compromise in the final hours before -- as the nation was ticking down to possibly defaulting. and the question is, does he want to play the same role this time? now, he will be looked to do assure everybody that he can get all republicans to agree not to filibuster a measure because i've reminded -- i pointed out, it just takes one senator to filibuster a bill and it goes down. and there is no time for that, or rushing to this deadline, they cannot waste a moment. but senator mcconnell would argue that, you know, he can't assure that, he hasn't seen the details, and it all depends on what happens in this meeting. so i can't emphasize enough how important this meeting is to finding out if we can actually get something done before new year's. >> every time we get to something like this, or something similar, we see the oval office is the grea
and the house has said it has to get through there before any action happens on the house side. and senate minority leader mcconnell, the republican, who has been an enormously effective dealmaker is the one who helped forge the debt ceiling compromise in the final hours before -- as the nation was ticking down to possibly defaulting. and the question is, does he want to play the same role this time? now, he will be looked to do assure everybody that he can get all republicans to agree not to...
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first -- >> the president and congress take action, tax rates will go up on every american taxpayer and devastating defense cuts will go into effect in ten days. >> i'm not going to bore you too much with details of how useless your elected officials are in washington because they can't even get a framework of a deal together to avert the fiscal cliff. and instead of working around the clock to avoid the abyss, they're heading home for the holidays where they get to take a few days off to sit with their families by the fire side and get in some good football on tv. meanwhile, you get nothing from them, but a stock market sell-off that wipes out some of your gains that your 401(k) achieved in 2012 and more economic uncertainty right when the economy is starting to take off. what you need to know now is how this fiscal cliff stuff affects you starting on january 1st. jean sahadi is a senior writer at "cnn money." what is going to happen? what do our viewers need to know about what is likely to happen at the beginning of the year? >> in terms of tax filing, that may get delayed. the irs ca
first -- >> the president and congress take action, tax rates will go up on every american taxpayer and devastating defense cuts will go into effect in ten days. >> i'm not going to bore you too much with details of how useless your elected officials are in washington because they can't even get a framework of a deal together to avert the fiscal cliff. and instead of working around the clock to avoid the abyss, they're heading home for the holidays where they get to take a few days...
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we've also seen iranian actions around the world against israeli and western targets, and so there's this ongoing sort of below the radar skirmish that's been continuing, and i put this in that category. the notion of shooting down drones or capturing drones is not going to lead us into war without further escalation i think. >> cnn national security contributor fran townsend. thanks so much for being with us this morning. >> thanks, carol. >>> a select group of governors meeting in just a couple minutes at the white house with president obama to discuss, what else? the fiscal cliff. states would be severely impacted because much of their revenue comes from the federal government. cnn white house correspondent dan lothian is at the white house. so, dan, who is trying to convince who? >> well, i think it's a little bit of both here. you have the president trying to sort of put pressure on them, if you will, these governors, to then they in turn should put pressure ontheir lawmakers to get a deal done. at the time the governors are here to let the president know there's some real conse
we've also seen iranian actions around the world against israeli and western targets, and so there's this ongoing sort of below the radar skirmish that's been continuing, and i put this in that category. the notion of shooting down drones or capturing drones is not going to lead us into war without further escalation i think. >> cnn national security contributor fran townsend. thanks so much for being with us this morning. >> thanks, carol. >>> a select group of governors...